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In conclusion, 1 may say that Iam not aware of the spores 
described in this Paper having been found in this county 
before. Further, that the occurrence of bituminous shales at 
_ the base of the Carboniferous Limestone in the Forest of Dean 
adds to the correctness of the view I expressed in my 
paper last year, namely, that the beds which lie between the 
Old Red Conglomerate and the Carboniferous Limestone are 
_ the equivalents in time of the Calciferous Series of Scotland. 
It is true we have not seams of coal at the base of the 
Carboniferous Limestone in the Forest of Dean, but we have 
Z vegetable remains and bituminous shales. 
